Rick Helfenbein

Independent Fashion, & Retail Consultant - former Chairman, President & CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association

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The Supreme Court Stalled Trump’s War On Retail - What’s Next? via @forbes https://t.co/Id1SjD7OjV

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My latest article in https://t.co/VYsankbCNh discusses how Rare Earth could be the potential Trump Card that ultimately ends the USA/China Trade War.

China’s Rare Earth May Save The Retail Economy When Trump & Xi Meet via @forbes https://t.co/lgcquacDGE

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Retail Suffers As CIT Strikes Tariffs And Trump Touts Tanks Over Tees via @forbes https://t.co/qXkOlLZ2nc
Tariffs (even on pause) are truly bad for business. The fall retail selling season is in play - just as retail inventories are slimming down and prices are rising up.

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In Trump’s Naked America - The Tariff Man Is Taking Our Clothes via @forbes https://t.co/K7CWJR4pEW

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Trump’s New Tariffs Pop Retail’s Fuse And Frighten Consumers via @forbes https://t.co/t8ywQcnqKR

Many retailers have suddenly lost their ability to plan - simply because the Trump Administration (and the threat of tariffs) has made planning unpredictable.

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Biden Failed Retail Trade – Trump Could Save The Day via @forbes https://t.co/92JNbsnb70

Why are so many retailers freaked about tariffs? The short term result could be RETAIL UGLY, but Trump could actually save retail trade.

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@bernielotv THIS IS GREAT NEWS.....The legend is on his way back.....NOBODY is better than Bernie!!!

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Democrats May Not Understand The Retail Economy via @forbes https://t.co/Cari4CPVpU
Democrats in Convention this week - have an opportunity to work towards improving international trade and their understanding that slowing inflation doesn’t equate to lowering retail cost

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Retail Alert – Trump’s Party Is Looking At Your Supply Chain via @forbes https://t.co/1CVmFFcssb

Flying right in the center of the latest political storm, America’s retail community is on high alert for endangered supply chains.

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https://t.co/56PM23O1OK
Hard to imagine - but former President Trump has suggested additional retail tariffs that could eliminate the U.S. income tax.

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Biden Tariffs China - Foreshadowing The Second Retail Apocalypse via @forbes https://t.co/3s5KRpLnMW
Hard to believe that President Biden has flipped on China tariffs. Eventually this action will prove that when trade gets politicized – consumers and retailers suffer...

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President Biden announced that he wants to add tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum to curry favor with his rust-belt electorate. This is not a good idea.

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Retail Eyes The Philippines As Marcos And Biden Meet via @forbes https://t.co/800P9LXwrI

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New Hampshire Update – Trump Climbs, Haley Rises, Retail Slides via @forbes https://t.co/L4x3VNlBqC

More trouble for retail?

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A Big Win For Trump In Iowa Spells Trouble For Retail via @forbes https://t.co/4hyhd3DVHi
Both Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are trying to outshine former President Trump, who has said that he wants to place even more tariffs on USA imports.

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Do-Nothing Congress Slowed Retail Growth In 2023 via @forbes https://t.co/OHieHtv6w0

Retail has entered 2024 with serious concerns about the legislative progress on TRADE - -

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Retail: Grandpa Thought PJ’s Were The Best Holiday Gift https://t.co/a29d34taH0

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Trump’s War On Retail Keeps Getting Worse via @forbes https://t.co/OnWDoaPd1I
My Latest article:
It has been said that old-timers working in the retail industry prefer to be seen and not heard. This may need to change

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@mmckinnon @SHO_TheCircus Awesome final Showtime Episode.....but, the viewer dream lives on......we need more......politics never sleeps....

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@mmckinnon @SHO_TheCircus End of an ERA. The BEST Political Show on TV !
Encore- please!!!!